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Henry William Banks Davis

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Henry William Banks Davis
Portrait of H W B Davis (unknown artist)
Born1833
Finchley, London
Died2 December 1914(1914-12-02) (aged 80–81)
NationalityBritish
Known forLandscape art, Animal painter

Henry William Banks Davis RA (1833 – 1 December 1914[1]) was a popular English landscape and animal painter, noted for his pastoral scenes, often populated with cattle and other farm animals.

Life and works

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He studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy, becoming an associate in 1873 and Royal Academician in 1877, and where he was awarded two silver medals.[2]

Early works were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites but he later evolved a more individual style and worked on a larger scale. He achieved popularity and his art commanded high prices during his lifetime.[3]

Paintings

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A Shady Spot on a Summers Day (Oil on canvas, 1878)
  • A Placid Morning on the Wye.
  • A Shady Spot on a Summers Day.
  • A Spring Morning, 1866.
  • An Orchard in Wales.
  • Approaching Night, 1899 (Tate Gallery).
  • Foxhounds in a Landscape.
  • Gathering the Flocks, Loch Maree, 1883.
  • Landscape.
  • Orchard with Sheep in Spring (in Wales).
  • Portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier (in Regency Interior).
  • Returning to the Fold, 1880 (Tate Gallery).
  • Studies of a Welsh Cobb.
  • Sunset over a Landscape.
  • Towards Evening in the Forest.
  • Wooded River Landscape with Cattle Watering.
  • Mother and Son.

References

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  1. ^ Public Domain Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Davis, Henry William Banks". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 30 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 809.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Davis, Henry William Banks" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 866.
  3. ^ Short biography (Christie's).

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